Vacuum Nozzle Assembly

ABSTRACT

A vacuum nozzle assembly includes a vacuum that has a hose. The hose has a free end and the free end may be placed within a rock bed thereby facilitating the vacuum to suctionally remove debris from the rock bed. A nozzle is provided that has a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between the first end and the second end. Each of the first end and the second end are open and the nozzle is substantially hollow. The first end insertably receives the free end of the hose such that the nozzle is in fluid communication with the vacuum. The nozzle may be inserted between rocks in the rock bed thereby facilitating the nozzle to suctionally remove the debris from between the rocks. The nozzle is comprised of a rigid material such that the nozzle is resistant to being damaged by the rocks.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

1. Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to nozzle devices and more particularly pertains to a new nozzle device for suctionally removing debris from a rock bed.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vacuum that has a hose. The hose has a free end and the free end may be placed within a rock bed thereby facilitating the vacuum to suctionally remove debris from the rock bed. A nozzle is provided that has a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between the first end and the second end. Each of the first end and the second end are open and the nozzle is substantially hollow. The first end insertably receives the free end of the hose such that the nozzle is in fluid communication with the vacuum. The nozzle may be inserted between rocks in the rock bed thereby facilitating the nozzle to suctionally remove the debris from between the rocks. The nozzle is comprised of a rigid material such that the nozzle is resistant to being damaged by the rocks.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vacuum nozzle assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new nozzle device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the vacuum nozzle assembly 10 generally comprises a vacuum 12 that has a hose 14 and the hose 14 has a free end 16. The free end 16 may be placed within a rock bed 18 thereby facilitating the vacuum 12 to suctionally remove debris 20 from the rock bed 18. The rock bed 18 may be a landscaping rock bed or the like and the debris 20 may be leaves, grass or other organic material. The vacuum 12 may be a vacuum cleaner or the like.

A nozzle 22 is provided that has a first end 24, a second end 26 and an outer wall 28 extending between the first end 24 and the second end 26. Each of the first end 24 and the second end 26 is open and the nozzle 22 is substantially hollow. The first end 24 insertably receives the free end 16 of the hose 14 such that the nozzle 22 is in fluid communication with the vacuum 12.

The outer wall 28 has a first section 30 and a second section 32. The first section 30 is curved around an axis extending through the first end 24 and the second end 26 such that the first section 30 has a cylindrical shape. The second section 32 has a top side 34, a bottom side 36, a first lateral side 38 and a second lateral side 40 such that the second section 32 has a rectangular cross section taken along an axis extending through the first end 24 and the second end 26. Each of the first lateral side 38 and the second lateral side 40 has a triangular shape tapering between the first section 30 and the second end 26. The nozzle 22 tapers between the first end 24 and the second end 26 to increase a suction pressure produced at the second end 26 with respect to the free end 16 of the hose 14.

Each of the top side 34 and the bottom side 36 has a plurality of slots 42 extending therethrough. The slots 42 are spaced apart from each other and distributed from the second end 26 toward the first section 30. The second end 26 may be inserted between rocks 44 in the rock bed 18 thereby facilitating the nozzle 22 to suctionally remove the debris 20 from between the rocks 44. The slots 42 allow the nozzle 22 to continue to suctionally remove the debris 20 if the rocks 44 plug the second end 26 thereby preventing the rocks 44 from inhibiting the suction of the vacuum 12. Additionally, the nozzle 22 is comprised of a rigid material such as steel or the like thereby facilitating the nozzle 22 to be resistant to being damaged by the rocks 44.

In use, the free end 16 of the hose 14 is inserted into the first end 24 of the nozzle 22. The vacuum 12 is turned on and the second end 26 of the nozzle 22 is positioned between the rocks 44 in the rock bed 18. The nozzle 22 is moved around the entirety of the rock bed 18 to remove the debris 20 from the rock bed 18. The nozzle 22 is removed from the free end 16 of the hose 14 and the second end 26 of the nozzle 22 is inserted into the free end 16 of the hose 14 to dislodge debris 20 that may have collected in the hose 14, thereby un-plugging the hose 14.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A vacuum nozzle assembly configured to remove debris from a rock bed, said assembly comprising: a vacuum having a hose, said hose having a free end, said free end being configured to be placed within a rock bed thereby facilitating said vacuum to suctionally remove debris from the rock bed; and a nozzle having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, each of said first end and said second end being open, said nozzle being substantially hollow, said first end insertably receiving said free end of said hose such that said nozzle is in fluid communication with said vacuum, said nozzle being configured to be inserted between rocks in the rock bed thereby facilitating said nozzle to suctionally remove the debris from between the rocks, said nozzle being comprised of a rigid material such that said nozzle is configured to be resistant to being damaged by the rocks.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said outer wall has a first section and a second section, said first section being curved around an axis extending through said first end and said second end such that said first section has a cylindrical shape.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said second section has a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side such that said second section has a rectangular cross section taken along an axis extending through said first end and said second end, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side having a triangular shape tapering between said first section and said second end.
 4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said nozzle having a top side, a bottom side, a second end and a first section; and each of said top side and said bottom side having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, said slots being spaced apart from each other and distributed from said second end toward said first section, said slots being configured to allow said nozzle to continue suctionally removing the debris if the rocks plug said second end thereby preventing the rocks from inhibiting the suction of said vacuum.
 5. A vacuum nozzle assembly configured to remove debris from a rock bed, said assembly comprising: a vacuum having a hose, said hose having a free end, said free end being configured to be placed within a rock bed thereby facilitating said vacuum to suctionally remove debris from the rock bed; and a nozzle having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, each of said first end and said second end being open, said nozzle being substantially hollow, said first end insertably receiving said free end of said hose such that said nozzle is in fluid communication with said vacuum, said outer wall having a first section and a second section, said first section being curved around an axis extending through said first end and said second end such that said first section has a cylindrical shape, said second section having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side such that said second section has a rectangular cross section taken along an axis extending through said first end and said second end, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side having a triangular shape tapering between said first section and said second end, each of said top side and said bottom side having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, said slots being spaced apart from each other and distributed from said second end toward said first section, said second end being configured to be inserted between rocks in the rock bed thereby facilitating said nozzle to suctionally remove the debris from between the rocks, said slots being configured to allow said nozzle to continue suctionally removing the debris if the rocks plug said second end thereby preventing the rocks from inhibiting the suction of said vacuum, said nozzle being comprised of a rigid material such that said nozzle is configured to be resistant to being damaged by the rocks. 